Defense SystemsThe military has seen plenty of results from geospatial intelligence, from enabling the United States to attribute chemical attacks in Syria to the Assad regime, to predicting strikes by Iraqi insurgents to helping to locate Osama Bin Laden.
And officials expect GEOINT to become a bigger player in global operations, in both military and humanitarian efforts, said Robert Cardillo, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.READ MORE

GPS WorldThe world's clocks will be adjusted by one second on June 30, when a leap second will be inserted into Coordinated Universal Time, the standard international time scale.
The financial market is preparing for potential disruptions. The adjustment could present technical difficulties for traders and exchanges, as some computers might not be programmed to account for the adjustment.READ MORE

Inside GNSSWith worries mounting about jamming and other disruptions of GPS signals, officials took a step toward possibly establishing a backup for satellite navigation users in the U.S.
Congressman Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J., flipped a switch at a decommissioned Loran-C station in Wildwood, New Jersey, to begin transmission of an enhanced Loran or eLoran signal.READ MORE

CoreLogicAs a GIS professional, you understand that robust and quality data is at the heart of every business decision including land-use planning, mineral exploration, tax compliance, transportation, as well as infrastructure development and management. However, collecting data from various local government and other resources can be expensive, time-consuming and error-prone. Sadly identifying a single and trusted provider of quality data is not always easy. Until now.READ MORE

Smart Grid NewsStudies have shown that customer education how and where customers want it is critical to the success of utilities. Utilities like the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and Avista are taking this to heart and offering their residential and small business customers detailed, customer-specific information directly from their utility website in a self-service format, allowing customers to learn about and explore options at their convenience.READ MORE

KTVI-TVMissouri Governor Jay Nixon signed a bill to help keep the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in St. Louis along with thousands of high-paying jobs.
The bill increases the amount of tax increment financing available.
NGA has outgrown its current location in south St. Louis.
It is currently considering whether to locate a new one-billion-dollar western headquarters and more than 3,000 jobs in Missouri or Illinois.READ MORE

Directions MagazineIn May 2013, a semitruck with an over-height load struck part of the Skagit River Bridge on Interstate 5, causing one span of the bridge to collapse into the water. The bridge's highest vertical clearance of 18 feet was located above the inside lanes; the vertical clearance above the outside lanes was only 15 feet, 6 inches. The truck had been inappropriately traveling in the outside lane.READ MORE

GIS UserThe City of Oakland, California, has taken another step toward offering citizens open access to public data by launching the Oakland Police Department Calls for Service application. Built using geographic information system technology on the Esri ArcGIS platform, the web app provides real-time crime data using an interactive map available from both OPD and city websites.READ MORE

Directions MagazineAstron Environmental Services Pty Ltd and Geoimage Pty Ltd have announced that they have entered into an arrangement to bring together the two companies complementary specialist capabilities in satellite imagery, geospatial solutions, environmental monitoring and management.READ MORE